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The Leadership Team

Executive Team:

Kristian Thorpe and Phil Pye

with Julie Turner, Christine Austin, Ann Simpson and Neil Simpson.

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Kristian Thorpe

Kristian Thorpe is the Lead Pastor of Arena Church.

Kristian first came to Arena Church in 2000, after moving from Milton Keynes Christian Centre where he served as Youth Pastor. He served alongside former Senior Pastor Eric Hobson before taking over the leadership of the church in 2007.

He is genuinely excited about the church and is passionate about bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to all people in the most practical, relevant and understandable way. Kristian is impassioned by the church working as a team and believes that church should be welcoming, fun, full of vision and should above all show the love and power of God.

Kristian has been married to Caroline for 19 years and they have four fantastic children; Annie, Eleanor, Isaac and Lilia. He is a fan of hot curries, Volvo Cars (who says Volvo’s are boring!) and Liverpool FC and he hopes that one day Steven Gerrard will join the church!

Click here to read Kristian’s Twitter.

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Philip Pye

Philip Pye is the teaching pastor of Arena Church, and has been on the leadership of Arena Church since 2007. Phil has served in pastoral leadership for over 30 years and has a great gift in teaching the word of God. He is married to Sharon and they have 2 grown up daughters, who are also both working in Christian ministry. In addition to his commitment to Arena Church, Phil also carries the role of Regional leader for the AOG in the East Midlands.

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